5.31.2007

Volumetric lights (a.k.a. Kinetix logo effect)

This is in fact an older tutorial, but I decided to rewrite it. I used to call it the Kinetix Logo Effect - its about volumetric lightning. With a little practice, you should be able to make cool text or logos, like these :

---------------Phase 2 : Once again go to create - shapes, and create the Text you want in the FRONT viewport. Place it in the middle of the Rectangle - this might take a little tweaking of the size of the Text-shape.

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Phase 3 : Go to (modifier), and add an Edit Spline modifier to the Rectangle. Next up, attach the Text Shape to the rectangle by clicking - you should NOT be in sub-object mode for this operation.

----------------Phase 4 :Go to (create) - (lights), and in the TOP viewport, create a Target SpotPlace the spot about 200 units behind the Logo, and the Target about 80-100 in front of the Logo. Correct placement is important! Now its time to fit the Spotlight Cone. Select the Spot and go to , in the Target Spot rollout, go to the section with the Spotlight Parameters. Check Rectangle (instead of Circle), and by tweaking the Asp(ect) and the

Hotspot/Falloff make the Spotlight Cone fit like here (the lightblue is the Hotspot cone, and the darkblue the Falloff cone - and the Falloff cone should be approx 3,0 units bigger than the Spotlight Cone. It takes a little tweaking, I know, but you´ll get it right)

Done? Ok... Now to setup the rest of the Spotlight Parameters.Color = whatever color you like. Multiplier = 2,0 And make sure to check the Cast shadows in the Shadow Parameter Rollout. Time to set the perspective - move your PERSPECTIVE view around untill it looks a bit like the image above.

Try to get the Center of the Spotlight visible through a middle letter. You will know why when you see the rendering. Do NOT rotate the objects - use Arc Rotate, and Pan to set the perspective.